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Cellphone Inventor Predicts Cybernetic Devices Will Be the Future of Communications

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Cellphone Inventor Predicts Cybernetic Devices Will Be the Future of Communications

Cellphone Inventor Predicts Cybernetic Devices Will Be the Future of Communications

Cellphone Inventor Predicts , Cybernetic Devices , Will Be the Future of Communications.

NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, and cellphones will "become a part of you.".

NPR reports that Martin Cooper, the father of the cellphone, thinks that AI will revolutionize communication, and cellphones will "become a part of you.".

Cooper, the former head of Motorola's communications systems division, was the first person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.

Cooper, the former head of Motorola's communications systems division, was the first person to ever use a cellphone to make a call.

In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, while competitors such as Bell Labs worked on concepts like the car phone.

In 1972, Cooper set out to make a cellphone, while competitors such as Bell Labs worked on concepts like the car phone.

Cooper's vision of the future of communication revolved around the idea that , "a cellphone ought to be an extension of a person, it ought to be with a person all the time." .

By 1973, Cooper had created the world's first functional cellphone system.

We knew back in 1973 that someday, everybody would have a cellphone, and we're almost there.

Two-thirds of the people on Earth have one.

, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.

We knew back in 1973 that someday, everybody would have a cellphone, and we're almost there.

Two-thirds of the people on Earth have one.

, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.

While speaking with NPR, Cooper offered his predictions for the future of communication amid a field of rapidly-evolving technology.

The cellphone is going to become a part of you.

Parts of the cellphone will be embedded under your skin.

, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.

You won't have to charge a cellphone, because your body is a perfect charger.

You ingest food, and you turn it into energy.

, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR.

So there are so many improvements yet to be made in a cellphone.

And I really do believe that we are just at the beginning of the cellphone revolution, Martin Cooper, former head of Motorola's communications systems division, via NPR


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